Operations research uses quantitative models to analyze and predict the behavior of systems and to provide information for decision makers. Two key concepts in operations research are optimization and uncertainty. This volume consists of a collection of peer reviewed papers from the...

Operations research uses quantitative models to analyze and predict the behavior of systems and to provide information for decision makers. Two key concepts in such research are optimization and uncertainty. Typical models in stochastic operations research include queueing models, inventory...

This e-book contains selected papers invited/presented in the Asian International Workshop on Advanced Reliability Modeling (AIWARM) which was held in Hiroshima, Japan, August 26-27, 2004. 78 papers from Asian and European area were presented at the workshop. This e-book is intended to share the...